Add annotations as timed regions on the recording timeline
Annotations can appear only when the viewer needs the extra explanation.
Timed annotations
Timed Video Annotations for Mac Screen Recordings
Quick Answer
Screen UI supports timed video annotations for Mac screen recordings. You can add text, shapes, images, and lines over specific timeline moments, edit them against the captured frame, save them in the project, and include them in exported product demo videos.
Product demos often need a quick label, boxed callout, arrow-like line, or image reference at the exact moment something happens. Screen UI lets you add timed annotations to the recording timeline, edit them over the captured frame, and keep those callouts in preview, saved projects, and exports.
Timed annotations demo video
Upload screen-recording-annotations-feature.mp4Timed annotations screenshot or product image
Upload screen-recording-annotations-feature.pngWhy it matters
Built for screen recorder with video annotations searches and real demo workflows.
Screen UI supports timed annotations inside screen-recording projects, including text, shapes, images, and lines that appear over the video during specific moments.
Build callouts with text, shapes, images, and lines
The same slide-style editing tools can create labels, boxes, emphasis shapes, image notes, and line callouts.
Edit annotations over the captured video frame
Editing against the current frame makes it easier to place a callout near the real product UI.
Move and resize annotation timing directly on the timeline
Timeline regions make annotation timing visible, adjustable, and removable without hunting through a separate layer list.
Save annotations in the .screenui project and export them with the video
Annotation state stays with the project and is included in the final rendered output.
Workflow
How this works in Screen UI.
- Record the screen, a window, or a selected area.
- Click the annotation track where a callout should appear, then edit the annotation over the captured frame.
- Drag or resize the annotation region on the timeline, preview it in place, and export the recording with annotations included.
Use cases
Where this feature helps.
- Label a new product control the first time it appears
- Highlight a button, form field, setting, or result during a tutorial
- Add an image or text note over a specific section of a demo
- Point viewers to the important part of a busy screen recording
- Patch context into a finished recording without rerecording narration
FAQ
Annotations questions.
Does Screen UI support timed video annotations?
Yes. Screen UI supports timed annotations that appear over the recording for a specific section of the timeline.
What can annotations include?
Screen UI annotations can use text, shapes, images, and lines for labels, highlights, callouts, and contextual notes.
Are annotations saved in Screen UI projects?
Yes. Annotations are saved in the .screenui project alongside the recording, slides, overlays, transcripts, cursor data, and edit settings.
Do annotations export with the recording?
Yes. Annotations are designed to appear in preview and in exported video output.